Static Routes - NETGEAR WiFi 6 AX1800 User Manual

WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAX204

Static routes

The AP supports IPv4 static routes. Static routes can provide detailed routing information
to your AP. Typically, you do not need to add static routes. You must configure static
routes only for unusual cases such as when you use multiple routers or multiple IP
subnets on your network.
As an example of when a static route is needed, consider the following case:
• Your primary Internet access is through an ADSL modem to an ISP.
• You use an ISDN router on your home network for connecting to the company where
you are employed. This router's address on your LAN is 192.168.1.158.
• Your company's network address is 203.0.113.0.
When you first configured your AP, two implicit static routes were created. A default
route was created with your ISP as the gateway and a second static route was created
to your local network for all 192.168.1.x addresses. With this configuration, if you attempt
to access a device on the 203.0.113.0 network, your AP forwards your request to the
ISP. The ISP forwards your request to the company where you are employed, and the
request is likely to be denied by the company's firewall.
In this case, you must define a static route, instructing your router that 203.0.113.0 is
accessed through the ISDN router at 192.168.1.158. Here is an example:
• Through the destination IP address and IP subnet mask, specify that this static route
applies to all 203.0.113.x addresses.
• Through the gateway IP address, specify that all traffic for these addresses is
forwarded to the ISDN router at 192.168.1.158.
• A metric value of 2 works fine because the ISDN router is on the LAN.
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